Gingerbread cookies

[FarmerChick]

we made a batch of sugar cookies the other night...Nicole decorated and Tony ate them...LOL

Now we want to make gingerbread. I never made them.

Anyone have an easy recipe for gingerbread? Thanks

 

[Homesteadmom]

1 c. butter 1 1/2 c. sugar 1 egg
1 Tbsp water or orange juice 2 Tbsp. dark corn syrup or molasses
1/2 tsp salt 3 1/4c. flour 2 tsp soda
2tsp cinnamon 1tspginger 1/4tsp ground cloves
1tsp nutmeg

Cream butter & sugar. Add egg & beat well. Add water & syrup & mix. Sift dry ingredients together & add to creamed mixture. Mix well & chill at least 1 hr. Prepare a floured surface & roll out dough 1/8-1/4 in thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Before baking, place raisins for eyes, nose, mouth & buttons, or decorate later with decorator icing after they are cooked & cooled. Place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 8-10 mins.

Enjoy!

 

[FarmerChick]

Thanks HM
that is exactly what I needed. printing out and taking to the store tomorrow. I need ginger, sugar, cloves....then all set to go!

sounds delish! Nicole will have a blast making these. I bought a gingerbread man, star, tree and angel cutouts.

 

[Homesteadmom]

Your welcome Karen. Instead of raisins you can use the red hot cinnamon candies to decorate with too. Richard enjoy's making these too. Have fun!

 

[FarmerChick]

oh thanks
I priced the decorative icing squeezy tube stuff...OUCH!
there has to be a cheaper way..LOL....hmm....any suggestions? I need to keep it simple for Nicole. Maybe just some icing and sprinkles...who care if they are perfect, right? LOL

 

[Homesteadmom]

They will be perfect becaue she helped make them. If you want icing make some buttercream icing yourself & use that. You can tint it different colors & use on sugar cookies too. Just some thoughts. I usually use the red hot candies. This yr I am thinking of making the icing & using it too. I need to get started on all my baking so it is all done ahead of time except the pies.

 

[FarmerChick]

yea I have tons of veggie dyes in my house cause that is what I use to color my soaps I make.....so just buttercream icing with a bit of color should be fine.

wow those prices on the decorating icing was high! no way at almost $4 a little tube was I doing that. My goodness these would be the most expensive stupid cookies in the world..LOL

not being a baker, I don't have any baker things, like the squeeze decorating bags etc. Not buying any either..LOL...I don't much like baking and Nicole can have a field day with just some simple cookies.

 

[big bertha]

You don't have to have fancy equipment. To pipe some frosting on your gingerbread men, use a zip - lock type bag. put your frosting in the bag, snip off a little bit of one corner, and squeeze. It won't make fancy designs, but to outline your cookies it should work just fine. Have fun!!

 

[FarmerChick]

WOW big bertha
thanks so much. that is such a simple and easy solution. you are right, it will pipe my outline around the gingerbread man. THANKS...not something I would have thought of myself!

 

[big bertha]

You bet!! Enjoy yourself with the little one. They grow up too fast .